Early monsoon browser: Here's what Mumbaikars are reading in May 2025

The Frozen RiverShagun Luthra media and HR professional LokhandwalaThis 2021 novel by Ariel Lawhon has blown me away Inspired by true events the book tells the story of a fiercely feminist midwife Martha and the crime that shook her town in the late 1700s in Maine US Masterfully written with a deep insight on love birth death crime and justice the novel is a page turner and historical fiction at its finest I wanted to read it again as soon as I finished itNever Let Me GoBhumika Sankhla and Malliketh Nagda management consultant and banker MulundKazuo Ishigurorsquos book is this monthrsquos selection for The Mumbai Literary Club which we host every month at the Crossword bookstore in Juhu After reading Klara and the Sun we were eager to revisit Ishigurorsquos subtle layered storytelling He masterfully blends the ordinary with the unsettling exploring memory identity and humanity with quiet precision His writing stays with you mdash haunting elegant and deeply introspectiveMad HoneyMala Mehta retired Andheri WestThis novel by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan is a depiction of a motherrsquos fierce protective and unconditional love It is also a learnerrsquos guide to beekeeping gender sensitivity and the intricacies of law The format of the story is riveting and the writing is full of beautiful words and phrases which you want to reread It is an absolute pageturnerLove StoryAnanya Parthasarathy law student MulundI was handed Erich Segalrsquos book as lsquosyllabus for lifersquo at 16 by my aunt The sadness and brevity of it were beautiful when I first read it but the book didnrsquot stay with me then Rereading it at 19 has been an otherworldly experience I realised that love like that puts you in a uniquely vulnerable position but thatrsquos exactly why it is so sought after The simplicity of the prose hit harder Therersquos space for emotion in the book without performance Oliver and Jennyrsquos story is in that way immortalShiva PuranaVaibhavi Trivedi marketing associate PowaiGrowing up in a Gujarati home I have seen my parents truly devoted to Lord Shiva and being in such holy surroundings I was waiting to read Bibek Debroyrsquos book while I was in the right headspace From the details with which he decodes how one can be a true devotee to the importance of wearing a rudraksha the insights mentioned in the book are fascinating They definitely keep you hooked throughoutLove AnthonySwathi Chandrasekar stayathome mom ChandivaliI stumbled upon this book because I had loved Lisa Genovarsquos other work Still Alice and wanted to explore more The book is mostly fiction based on the neurological disorders the internal sufferings and unspoken emotions of those on the spectrum and how their families go through the ordeal with them Her character is written with the conviction of a mom going through grief guilt and healing I could relate with some parts of her What I liked was that one could learn about the neurological condition in detail without the book getting preachyAvailable Leading bookstores and estoresatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params